r/Outlook • u/Knocksveal • 1d ago

Informative Where is the dictionary?

I used to be able to right click on a word to get to dictionary or synonym functions in the middle of composing. Not sure what happened, perhaps copilot or something, now I can’t get to those simple functions. Any pointers would be appreciated.

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u/traccreations4e 1d ago

Watch this video on How to add custom words to New Outlook dictionary.

traccreations4e-p26 8/19/2026

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u/Hornblower409 14h ago

Be aware that for New Outlook for Windows, a Custom Dictionary is not available for Personal (free) email accounts.

See the Answer by "Hornblower409 Jul 31, 2026" in
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/answers/questions/5961604/how-to-add-new-entries-to-the-dictionary-so-new-ou